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Two Days in Berlin Two Days in Munich in the Residenz (pp220–21).
The former palace of Bavarian
kings is so large it takes two
Berlin is a rewarding city to Munich is a popular tourist tours just to see the half open
explore, with a fascinating destination and the to the public. Check if any seats
history and superb nightlife. gateway to Bavaria. are available for a night at its
magical Cuvilliés-Theater.
• Arriving Berlin has two air- • Arriving Munich airport is
ports. Tegel, 8 km (5 miles) served by the S-Bahn and
from the city centre, can be various buses. Taxis are also Day 2
reached by bus or taxi; buses available. From Munich there Morning The kings reveal their
also connect with the are good train connections impeccable taste again through
U-bahn service. Schönefeld with the rest of Europe. their gallery, hung in the Alte
is 20 km (12 miles) south of Pinakothek (pp226–7). You can
the city and well served by easily lose the morning among The monumental organ in Hamburg’s Michaeliskirche
trains, S-bahn and buses its Old Masters, with the most
that link with the U-bahn. Day 1 comprehensive lesson in astonishingly ornate Amalien- Master Bertram, Cranach and
The imposing steel-and-glass dome of the Morning There’s no finer German art history you’ll ever burg hunting lodge in Caspar David Friedrich. There’s
Reichstag in Berlin introduction to Munich than receive, or among more modern the gardens. modern art in the adjacent
Marienplatz (pp214–15), boxed works in the neighbouring Galerie der Gegenwart, and arts
Day 1 Afternoon Walk off lunch in the in by monuments of civic pride: Neue Pinakothek (p224) and To extend your trip… and crafts in the Museum für
Morning Start at the icons of Tiergarten (p91), then pore over the Neues Rathaus (p219), its Pinakothek der Moderne Discover Dachau (p268), a Kunst und Gewerbe, on the
a reunified Germany: spiral up the Old Masters in the Gemälde- façade a carnival of statues, the (p224) galleries. Make time to pretty medieval town that is south side of the railway station.
inside the glass dome of the galerie (pp94–5) or crafts from Altes Rathaus (pp218–19) and walk to nearby Königsplatz, now synonymous with the
Reichstag (p97), then circuit the Middle Ages to the present the Michaelskirche (p216). where the Neo-Classical Holocaust, or relax with a Day 2
the Brandenburger Tor (p73). day in the nearby Kunst gewer- For a mid-morning snack of Glyptothek (p225) and beer at Andechs (p268). Morning The port that made
Beyond is Unter den Linden bemuseum (p93). For more Weissewurst, head south to Propyläen (p225) reveal why Hamburg’s fortune is at its most
(pp74–5), the leafy promenade astonishing crafts manship, take the Viktualienmarkt (p218). The Munich was nicknamed “Athens evocative in Speicherstadt
that reveals the swagger of the U-Bahn west from Potsdamer icon on souvenir beer tankards on Isar”. The nearby Staatliche Two Days in Hamburg (p439); merchants hoisted
19th-century Prussia through Platz (p96) to reach beautiful is the soaring Frauenkirche Antikensammlungen (p225) goods direct from its canals into
monuments like the Neue Schloß Charlottenburg (pp102– (p217), unmissable because of displays Ludwig I’s antiquities. the 19th-century warehouses,
Wache (p75) and nearby 3). Or admire the mosaics in the its domed spires; however, the Germany’s second-largest some converted to museums.
St-Hedwigs-Kathedrale (p74). war-damaged Kaiser-Wilhelm- highlights of Munich’s sacred Afternoon The Deutsches city is full of attractive Older wharves south are being
Friedrich the Great ordered the Gedächtnis-Kirche (p90), the architecture are the nearby Museum (pp232–3) is unbeat- parks and varied transformed in a development
Französischer Dom (p76) to be symbol of West Berlin, on the Bürgersaal (p216) and the able for rainy days, with 20,000 architectural styles. known as HafenCity (p438) –
built on an Italianate square – city’s retail high street, Ku’damm Asamkirche (p217), the latter exhibits spread over seven • Arriving The airport, 8 km the Elbephilharmonie concert
this is a lovely spot for lunch. (p91) – time, at last, for some the most enchanting example floors dedicated to science (5 miles) from the city, is well hall is especially striking. Its
shopping (pp110–11). of Bavarian Rococo you’ll see. and arts. Otherwise, escape served by buses, the S-Bahn waterside restaurants or those
Afternoon The handsome the busy city streets and head and trains. There are also in the city’s original merchant
Schloßbrücke (p76) hints at the To extend your trip… Afternoon After the return walk to Schloß Nymphenburg good train and ferry services. street, Deichstraße, are ideal
cultural feast to be found on Wander through bohemian via Marienplatz, stop for a beer (pp228–9), like Electress Henriette- for lunch.
Museum Island (pp78–9). The Berlin at Prenzlauer Berg at the Hofbräuhaus (p219), Adelaide. Her portrait is not
Pergamonmuseum (pp80–81), (p105), or escape the city on Munich’s most famous beer hall one of those in the Gallery Afternoon Walk west along the
with its 2nd-century BC altar, the beaches of Strandbad and the site of Hitler’s infamous of Beauties, one highlight of Day 1 port (p442), perhaps stopping
holds a remark able collection of Wannsee (p108) or the Beer Hall Putsch. Suitably this Italianate garden palace. Morning Decorated with to explore the museum ships
antiqui ties. Afterwards, stop in at lovely Park Sanssouci fortified, discover the head- Others are the Festsaal, which statues of local heroes and the Rickmer Rickmers and Cap San
the Deutscher Dom (p76), before (pp140–41), in Potsdam. spinning array of architecture, tempers Rococo opulence trades that made Hamburg’s Diego. The goal is Landungs­
a quiet stroll into the picturesque artwork and treasure on display with playful detail, and the fortune, the vast town hall on brücken (p442), from where
Nikolaiviertel to sense the Rathausmarkt (p438) perfectly fascinating boat tours around
capital’s medieval roots (p84). expresses the civic pride of Europe’s second-largest harbour
this city-state. On Hamburg’s depart at regular intervals.
Day 2 shopping street, Mönckeberg- Hamburg ships imported the
Morning After exploring Berlin’s straße, St Petrikirche (p438) is tropical woods that were
historic core, the focus shifts to eloquent about past wealth; transformed into the Baroque
more recent history. Checkpoint chic boutique shops on Neuer fittings of the Michaeliskirche
Charlie (p84), the east–west Wall and Große Bleichen, north (p442), also worth a visit for
border immortalized by many of the Rathaus, reveal current the view of the port from its
Cold War thrillers, is an essential prosperity. Relax with a boat trip observation tower. By now the
stop. The darkest period in on the Binnenalster lake (p438). nightlife will be warming up in
German history is chillingly laid St Pauli (pp442–3), the former
bare in the Jüdisches Museum Afternoon Walk around dockers’ drinking quarter.
(pp84–5), while the wave-like the Binnenalster lake to the Made famous by The Beatles
Holocaust Denkmal (p74) Kunsthalle (pp440–41), which and its red-light district, St Pauli
represents the scale of the Jewish The awe-inspiring interior of the features paintings by German has now been gentrified for
tragedy in stark sculptural form. The entrance to Schloß Charlottenburg in Berlin Michaelskirche, Munich artists such as the medieval tourist-friendly titillation.

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Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED: Not the right Mi-
Country itinerary template “UK” LAYER
(SourceReport v1) chaelskirche
Date 15th January 2013
Size 125mm x 217mm